Subject Leader for PE Rachel Shaw and students joined local councillors and representatives from Robertsons construction for the “cutting the sod” ceremony on Friday. We are delighted that work has finally started on the new Sports Hall and 3G facility.
Rachel Shaw commented
“The PE department would like to thank everyone for supporting the new sports hall development and making this vision a reality. This will greatly enhance all of our students’ experience of PE and promote overall well-being in the community. We are excited for the opportunities it will bring our students, who truly deserve a modern and inspiring environment. Our students strive for excellence and need improved facilities if they are going to continue to excel. This is a very exciting time for us all and we can’t wait to see the impact it will have on our students and local community in the future.“
60 Students had an awesome week skiing in the French resort of Serre Chevalier. With over half the group having never skied on snow before, some excellent progress was made.
Groups experienced ski school and demonstrated a great deal of resilience, learning a new skill and overcoming challenges, especially when tired! The group of students represented KEVI well and were supportive and encourgaing of one another with ski instructors praising their attitude.
Night time activities included visiting the local town and a torchlight descent with aerial show and fireworks. There was some friendly rivalry at quiz night, followed up with games and movie night. A week early, the group celebrated pancake day with a feast of crepes!
Parental comments:
Thank you for organising such an amazing ski trip this year. He had an absolutely fantastic time. Sadly, he’s not impressed by any of our holiday suggestions now and only wants to go skiing again!
We just wanted to say thank you so much to you and all the staff for organising the ski trip. He had a fantastic time. We really appreciate all the time and commitment it takes to provide these opportunities. He’s had an incredible week so many thanks from us both
A group of 8 KEVI students in Year 11 and Year 12 represented the school at a European Youth Parliament Regional Event. Staff accompanying the students were immensely proud; the students were a real credit to themselves and, the school competing against eight other schools.
They prepared on a complex topic (farming, strikes and taxation) thoroughly with extremely short notice and, whilst, we did not get through to the next round, the judges had this to say:
In terms of more specific feedback we would really like to commend your team’s consistent enthusiasm from the very start, and their incredibly strong teamwork. We would also draw attention to their use of post-it notes and other forms of active communication during debates as a particular strength.
It is great to see students taking advantage of the many additional opportunities at KEVI and developing their Accomplished Student characteristics.
At King Edward’s, we are proud to celebrate the dedication of our VI Form Reading Ambassadors, who have made a real difference in supporting lower school students with their reading progress. Since September, these mentors have met with younger students once a week, applying their training to model effective reading strategies that improve fluency, automaticity, and confidence.
To mark the success of the programme, our final session included a celebratory breakfast, where lower school students expressed their gratitude by writing heartfelt thank-you cards for their mentors. One Year 9 student shared how much he had enjoyed working with his VI Form mentor, highlighting that the dedicated reading time each week had boosted his confidence in lessons and helped him make greater academic progress.
King Edward’s encourages VI Form students to give back to our school community while developing valuable skills such as organisation, resilience, and interpersonal communication—qualities that will serve them well in the future. We’re proud of the dedication and hard work shown by both our lower school students and their VI Form Mentors!
Students and staff have given generousy over this week, in the spitit of Christmas. We had a fantastic collection for Wansbeck Valley Foodbank and were overwhelemed by the volume of donations.
This continued with our annual Christmas Jumper non-uniform day on Thursday 19 December. Students enjoyed a festive lunch and raised over £400 for Save the Children. Donations can still be made via MCAS.
Year 9 School Council members organised their very own bake sale; the students coordinated volunteers from across the year group to bake, donate and sell cakes. The Year 9 students raised over £100 for their nominated charity; Christian Aid.
The RE department took 38 students to Durham Cathedral on Wednesday 18 December. The students were welcomed into the Cathedral and had the opportunity to explore a major place of Christian worship and pilgrimage, learning about the story of St Cuthbert and the origins of Christianity in the North-East, as well as seeing the practices they have been learning about including attending the service. A really good and valuable day for all involved.
Parents and members of our community were treated to a wonderful evening’s entertainment last Friday at our annual Christmas Cracker.
We were treated to wonderful performances from KEVI Jazz Band, Ceilidh Band and Concert Orchestra as well as renditions from our steel pans. Performances were interspersed with quiz rounds prepared by our senior students and the evening concluded with a stella performance by our wonderful; choir
Year 9 student, Emily has the privilege and responsibility of being elected to the UK Youth Parliament.
In October, Emily attended Warwick University to participate in the annual conference where there were lots of debates. The MYPs were updating their manifesto as part of the conference. As part of the conference, Emily got to meet MYPs from all over the country, sharing their experiences and ideas.
Emily, and her peer peer James, MYP at RGS Sixth Form, have been supported by Ben, the participation lead at Northumberland County Council. Emily will be able to visit the Houses of Commons in February 2025 to debate and discuss the motions they passed in the manifesto that they created at the annual conference in October.
Join our Music students for a evening of fun and festivities with the annual KEVI Christmas Cracker on Friday 13 December.
